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Philippines police to mount strong case against accused Australian paedophile
June 9, 2015 · By Melissa Davey for www.theguardian.com
Melbourne man alleged to have operated a global paedophile ring faces court on charges of child sex abuse, human trafficking and murder Philippine police say they will be seeking the maximum penalty of life in prison for Melbourne man Peter Scully who is alleged to have sexually abused at least eight girls over a three-year […]
Read More...CBCP chief: End political dynasties, reject corrupt
June 9, 2015 · By Tina G. Santos for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Archbishop Socrates Villegas,head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines on Friday urged Filipinos to use their votes to “end political dynasties” and reject “the notoriously corrupt” in next year’s national election. In a statement marking the early start of the Church’s voters education campaign, the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the […]
Read More...Asia’s horrific human trafficking network is going out of business
June 8, 2015 · By AUBREY BELFORD for www.businessinsider.com.au
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) – The rickety internet huts have fallen silent in the crowded camps of displaced Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar, no one comes anymore to bargain for the release of loved ones being held for ransom in Thailand and Malaysia. “Before, every day at least 10 to 15 people would come here to […]
Read More...Name of Scotch College teacher accused of child molestation used to support youth education
June 8, 2015 · By Steve Lillebuen for www.theage.com.au
Disadvantaged youth and children’s charities have benefited from a trust fund named after an alleged child molester at one of Australia’s top secondary schools. Michael Achurch was a respected and popular geography teacher at Melbourne’s Scotch College in the 1960s and 1970s, but he drove his car into a pole, killing himself, on the day […]
Read More...UN chief orders review of handling of claims of child abuse by French soldiers.
June 6, 2015 · By Credit to( Theguardian.com )
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has made a dramatic intervention in the scandal of French peacekeepers allegedly abusing children in Africa by announcing an independent external review of how his organisation handled the affair. The move is the first public intervention by the secretary general into what has become a growing controversy for […]
Read More...Connecticut National Guardsman Charged With Producing Child Pornography.
June 6, 2015 ·
A member of the U.S. National Guard based in Connecticut was arrested Tuesday on federal charges accusing him of possessing, distributing and producing child pornography. The Federal Bureau of Investigation received information in January that Keith Haessly, 45, of East Hampton, was sharing child pornography images online and had participated in sexually explicit chats about […]
Read More...Betrayal: A story of child sexual abuse
June 5, 2015 · By S. INDRAMALAR for www.star2.com
Every time she heard the sound of a motorcycle whizzing by her house, nine-year-old Latifah would hide inside a cupboard in her room, shaking with fear. She was terrified that the sound meant that the man she feared the most, a well-respected religious leader in her village, was approaching and that she would be assaulted […]
Read More...Thai army officer surrenders in human trafficking probe
June 5, 2015 · By (Associated Press) www.philstar.com
BANGKOK — A senior Thai army officer turned himself in yesterday to face charges over his alleged involvement in a human trafficking scandal that included people from Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia, marking the first arrest of a military official since authorities launched a widening probe last month. More than 50 people, including several local politicians […]
Read More...Duterte wary of proposed creation of Bangsamoro police
June 4, 2015 · By newsinfo.inquirer.net
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he was bothered by the provision in the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that calls for the creation of an autonomous Bangsamoro police within the Bangsamoro area, saying it might create a window of opportunity for the area to declare independence in the future, which will eventually lead to […]
Read More...Second Argentine judge resigns over disputed child abuse ruling.
June 4, 2015 · By Credit to ( news.yahoo.com )
Buenos Aires (AFP) – A second Argentine judge resigned Wednesday for co-authoring a ruling that reduced a child abuser’s sentence on grounds the victim was a homosexual who had already been abused by his father. Benjamin Sal Llargues tendered his resignation to the Supreme Court of Buenos Aires province, a source at the court […]
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